Lille v PSG: opponent preview, change with a settled squad | OneFootball

This Friday, August 28, Paris Saint-Germain (8th) face Lille (3rd) at Stade Pierre Mauroy (kick-off at 8:45pm, live on Ligue1+) on matchday 2 of Ligue 1 2026-2027. And as before every match, here is a presentation of the Parisians’ opponent.

Lille’s situation –

After years of major ups and downs, with very good results, tensions, and coaching changes, Lille seemed to have stabilized a little. But coach Bruno Génésio, who arrived in June 2024, has already left for Olympique de Marseille even though he had built something interesting.

Davide Ancelotti, son of the famous Carlo Ancelotti, has taken over with the mission of staying near the top of the table and qualifying for Europe. Along with that comes the challenge of trying to make a strong run in the Champions League. Fine objectives to achieve with a transfer window that has been fairly quiet so far, even if everything may not be over yet.

Summer 2026 transfer window –

Source: Transfermarkt.

Departures:

Arrivals:

Main statistics –

This season, Lille have one of the top 3 attacks in Ligue 1 with 2 goals scored (leaders Lens already have 5, while 10 teams have failed to score), and one of the best defenses with 0 goals conceded (6 other teams have yet to concede, while Auxerre have the worst defense with 5 goals conceded).

Lille’s top scorer is Hakon Arnar Haraldsson (a 22-year-old attacking midfielder); with 5 goals, he is 12th in the league (Ligue 1’s top scorer is Mason Greenwood with 11 goals). Felix Correia (a 24-year-old forward) is the club’s top assist provider, with 4 assists, ranking him 10th in Ligue 1 (Adrien Thomasson is first with 6 assists).

Lille’s last 5 matches –

Only Lille’s possession is listed, and Lille’s shots are listed first (when the data is available).

18/07/2026 (friendly) – Lille/La Louvière – 3-0. In a 4-2-3-1.

25/07/2026 (friendly) – Union Saint-Gilloise/Lille: 2-1. In a 4-2-3-1.

01/08/2026 (friendly) – OH Leuven/Lille: 3-6. In a 4-2-3-1.

15/08/2026 (friendly) – Everton Lille: 1-1. In a 4-2-3-1.

23/08/2026 (Ligue 1) – Angers/Lille – 0-2. In a 4-2-3-1. 43% possession. 11 shots, including 8 on target, compared to 20 shots (11 on target).

The squad:

Unavailable – Igamane (injury), Fernandez-Pardo (departure), Srdanovic, Bayo, Nianzou, Gill, Edjouma (coach’s decision).

Probable lineup in a 4-2-3-1.

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Önal – Haraldsson – E. Mbappé

Bentaleb – André

Perraud – Alexsandro – Ngoy – Santos

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Substitutes: Bodart, Sajous, Cossier, Verdonk, Mukau, Perrin, Bakwa, Correia, Diaoune, Sahraoui.

Lille’s style of play.

Very much in line with Génésio’s Lille, which fits with a fairly quiet transfer window, Davide Ancelotti’s side play a rather attacking brand of football. There is a willingness to push forward and create danger, even if it means not keeping possession for long spells. That is what we should expect against PSG, who are difficult to rival in that department. The Parisians, who struggled against Rennes’ counterattacks last Sunday, will need to be very attentive.

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